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Libraries linked to achievement
This E-School News article is titled "School library research makes the case for more targeted support". The premise is that there is a correlation between the school media center and student achievement. The article relays some facts about school media centers based on a poll of 5,000 school librarians across the U.S. According the the poll, the average school library has approximately 15 computers, although they do not define "average". Other facts:
Average elementary school library staffed 5 hours less per week than a typical middle or high school.
High school librarians spend twice as much time, on average, collaborating and planning with teachers than elementary counterparts.
Research shows that reading scores tend to be higher in schools with full-time library media specialists who conduct training and outreach programs with teachers and students
Funding
Average school library spends $11 per student, per year. School libraries serving 300 students ($15), those serving 2,000 or more (less than $8). Student Achievement
Students in Colorado with well-staffed libraries performed better on reading portions of standardized tests than their counterparts in schools without well-staffed libraries - 68.5 percent versus 57.5.
Florida - High schools whose library media programs were staffed at least 60 per week had scores 22 percent higher than those staffed fewer than 60.
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Interesting Reading
Have you read an interesting article that you'd like to share with others? Post a link to it here along with a brief summary if you choose.
Libraries linked to achievement
This E-School News article is titled "School library research makes the case for more targeted support". The premise is that there is a correlation between the school media center and student achievement. The article relays some facts about school media centers based on a poll of 5,000 school librarians across the U.S. According the the poll, the average school library has approximately 15 computers, although they do not define "average". Other facts:- Average elementary school library staffed 5 hours less per week than a typical middle or high school.
- High school librarians spend twice as much time, on average, collaborating and planning with teachers than elementary counterparts.
- Research shows that reading scores tend to be higher in schools with full-time library media specialists who conduct training and outreach programs with teachers and students
FundingAverage school library spends $11 per student, per year. School libraries serving 300 students ($15), those serving 2,000 or more (less than $8).
Student Achievement